The photo, provided by Gimme Java owner Albert Plummer, shows the Jeep still inside the business after the May 5 crash. The coffee shop reopened last week, less than two months after the crash that caused $35,000 worth of damage.
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SHAKER HEIGHTS, Ohio –- Traffic on Chagrin Boulevard near Warrensville Center Road will be rerouted Wednesday and Thursday because of a water main break.

Eastbound traffic on Chagrin is diverted north to Van Aken Boulevard at Lynnfield Road. Westbound traffic is diverted north and south on Warrensville Center Road as crews work to repair the water main. Roadwork will follow. The detour will last throughout the day.

The driver of the jeep, 45-year-old Carl Sharpley, was charged with driving drunk and driving without a valid driver's license.

Police say the Cleveland man on May 5 ran a red light on Lee Road and T-boned a car at the intersection of Van Aken. Sharpley's Jeep careened off the other car, driven by a 25-year-old Cleveland woman, and crashed through two light poles in front of the Gimme Java Coffee shop and through the building, causing $35,000 worth of damage.

Community band concert set for July 30

Conductor Luiz F. Coehlo will lead a community band concert from 7-8 p.m. July 30 at the Colonnade on the corner of Lee Road and Van Aken Boulevard. The band includes woodwinds, percussion and brass.

Concert-goers are encouraged to bring lawn chairs or blankets.

In the event of inclement weather, the concert will move to the Stephanie Tubbs Jones Community Building, 3450 Lee Road. Call 216-491-1360 for information.

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